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Neutron Stars, Not Black Holes, at Center of Galaxies?

Image source: PhysOrg.com / CHANDRA Observatory

For the past 50 years, black holes have been all the rage. Now, a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher says they never existed.

Scientists have long believed that hydrogen fusion generates heat and light in the sun and other ordinary stars for billions of years before a star collapses into a neutron star or black hole when its fuel is exhausted. “Most scientists think neutron stars are dead matter, rather than energized, and might collapse further to form black holes at the center of galaxies,” says Dr. Oliver Manuel, a professor of nuclear chemistry at UMR. “In this scenario, the end game is the end of light as we know it.”

posted by Fergie @ 12/01/2005 01:16:00 PM